Darwin Awards Newsletter July 1999
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HURRICANE HANGOVER
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(August 1969) On Aut\gust 15, 1969, Hurricane Camille claimed 143
victims along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.. Most were guilty only
of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, unlike twenty who
perished while attending a beachfront "Hurricane Party."
Despite evacuation warnings delivered by earnest emergency teams,
their festivities continued unabated. The party-goers defiantly
declared that the concrete foundation and the second-floor
location of their party provided plenty of protection from the
impending hurricaine.
Their confidence proved to be tragically misplaced when a 24 foot
wave slammed into the apartment, destroying the building and
subjecting the partiers to gale-force winds and violent ocean
surges.
Most of these Hurricane worshippers were killed. A few survivors
were swept miles away, cheated of a Darwin Award by the capricious
hand of fate.
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CELL PHONE WARNING
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You may not be aware of a recent incident where a motorist
suffered severe burns when his cell phone ignited gasoline
fumes at a gas station.
"Read your handbook!" manufacturers warn. Motorola, Ericsson,
and Nokia all print cautions in their user handbooks that warn
against using mobile phones near gas stations, fuel storage
sites, chemical refineries, and nuclear reactors.
Electronic devices at gas stations are protected with explosive
containment devices, making them safe to use around volatile
hydrocarbons. Cell phones, on the other hand, and other high-
voltage battery appliances, are not shielded. They are in clear
danger of producing small sparks.
Exxon has begun to place warning stickers on its gasoline pumps.
All I can say is, finally!
A solution to the obnoxious cell phone driver problem.
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A SMARTER SNAKE
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(1991, Nicosia, Cypress) An Iranian hunter was shot to death
near Tehran by a snake that coiled around his shotgun as he
pinned the reptile to the ground. Another hunter reported
that that the victim, named Ali, tried to catch the snake alive
by pressing the butt of his shotgun behind its head. The snake coiled
around the butt and pulled the trigger, shooting Ali in
the head.
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